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both this & reddit are best read via my profile page
but you do you idc & idk why you're reading my personal notes
if I offended you (not because I swear) I didn't mean to / you deserved it / sorry
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Treat Systems, Not Symptoms: Defending the Sanity of the Oppressed
Pathologizing distress benefits psychiatry, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies, but dampens responses that could dismantle oppression.
www.madinamerica.com
ICYMI: Sometimes - often, I think - what is delusionally (on the part of "professionals" and "authorities") considered a mental health problem is a normal, sane reaction to untenable circumstance
#MentalHealth #Oppression #Socioeconomics
#r/raisedbynarcissists
www.madinamerica.com/2025/07/trea...
#MentalHealth #Oppression #Socioeconomics
#r/raisedbynarcissists
www.madinamerica.com/2025/07/trea...
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Hitler commissioned a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery, which was later destroyed during WWII. We explored the history behind it. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
Did Hitler build a ballroom after coming into power?
The leader of the Nazi Party built a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, which was later destroyed during WWII.
www.snopes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hitler commissioned a ballroom in the garden of the Reich Chancellery, which was later destroyed during WWII. We explored the history behind it. www.snopes.com/news/2025/11...
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The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
Codifying the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses
To prevent corruption, the Constitution prohibits the president and other officials from receiving untoward benefits. Congress, however, must take action to enable enforcement.
www.brennancenter.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The failure of legal actions to fight corruption at the highest levels of government reinforces the need for legislation and other congressional actions. Our latest report offers recommendations for strengthening the Constitution’s Emoluments Clauses: bit.ly/3XdgCaq
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AI slop hits new high as fake country artist hits #1 on Billboard digital songs chart
AI slop hits new high as fake country artist hits #1 on Billboard digital songs chart
It sounds a lot like everything else
AI slop has reached a new level of ascendancy, as a country song by an AI artist has hit number one on Billboard's Country Digital Song Sales chart.…
dlvr.it
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
AI slop hits new high as fake country artist hits #1 on Billboard digital songs chart
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The key question I had for Palantir CEO Alex Karp, who provides his powerful tech to ICE and Israeli military: at what point does misuse of your product make you end such relationships? Hear his answers on this and much more www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
Alex Karp Goes to War
Palantir’s CEO is good with ICE and says he defends human rights. But will Israel and Trump ever go too far for him?
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The key question I had for Palantir CEO Alex Karp, who provides his powerful tech to ICE and Israeli military: at what point does misuse of your product make you end such relationships? Hear his answers on this and much more www.wired.com/story/alex-k...
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It's much easier to use apps that support end-to-end encryption than it used to be, but it's still good to know how it works. ssd.eff.org/module/deep...
A Deep Dive on End-to-End Encryption: How Do Public Key Encryption Systems Work?
If you haven’t yet, we recommend reading a few guides before this one, to help cement some of the concepts discussed here: What Should I Know About Encryption?, Key Concepts of Encryption, and Key Verification.
If used correctly, end-to-end encryption can help protect the contents of your messages, text, and...
ssd.eff.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 PM
It's much easier to use apps that support end-to-end encryption than it used to be, but it's still good to know how it works. ssd.eff.org/module/deep...
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The administration hates “fake news” so much it keeps stealing journalists' work for its ICE sizzle reels.
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
Chicago Sun-Times demands DHS remove social posts using its photos without permission
A letter sent to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Thursday says the government used three Sun-Times photos without permission to promote its immigration enforcement campaign. The newspaper threatened to file an intellectual property right infringement lawsuit if the posts…
chicago.suntimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The administration hates “fake news” so much it keeps stealing journalists' work for its ICE sizzle reels.
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
Why can't it find footage from those supposedly better outlets it wants in the WH and Pentagon?
Maybe they don’t make content worth stealing?
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A thread by our Director about AI hallucinations.
I’m quoted in an article about AI hallucinating cases. There is a way to fix this, and it’s to have a list of every case so that you can automatically check briefs for bad citations.
Right now, that’s impossible because Westlaw is the one creating the citations and they don’t share them. 1/
Right now, that’s impossible because Westlaw is the one creating the citations and they don’t share them. 1/
November 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
A thread by our Director about AI hallucinations.
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From Tablets to Papyrus: When Was Paper Invented?
The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/when-was-the...
Papyrus at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc...
#books #culture
The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/when-was-the...
Papyrus at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc...
#books #culture
November 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
From Tablets to Papyrus: When Was Paper Invented?
The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/when-was-the...
Papyrus at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc...
#books #culture
The invention of paper as a medium for writing was a revolutionary breakthrough that altered the course of human culture.
by Matt Whittaker
www.thecollector.com/when-was-the...
Papyrus at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc...
#books #culture
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A Fierce Devotion to the “Empress of Hell”
Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.
By: H.M.A. Leow
daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-dev...
Theater history at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #literature
Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.
By: H.M.A. Leow
daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-dev...
Theater history at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #literature
November 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
A Fierce Devotion to the “Empress of Hell”
Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.
By: H.M.A. Leow
daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-dev...
Theater history at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #literature
Medieval dramatizations of the confrontation between the Virgin Mary and King Herod offered a symbolic resistance to tyranny.
By: H.M.A. Leow
daily.jstor.org/a-fierce-dev...
Theater history at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje...
#books #literature
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In 1945 we said ‘never again’, yet already we’ve forgotten
After the second world war, leaders vowed to build back better. Now, as bullies dominate the world stage, we risk losing the lessons learned
✍️ Anthony Seldon
https://bit.ly/4nJFXDS
After the second world war, leaders vowed to build back better. Now, as bullies dominate the world stage, we risk losing the lessons learned
✍️ Anthony Seldon
https://bit.ly/4nJFXDS
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
In 1945 we said ‘never again’, yet already we’ve forgotten
After the second world war, leaders vowed to build back better. Now, as bullies dominate the world stage, we risk losing the lessons learned
✍️ Anthony Seldon
https://bit.ly/4nJFXDS
After the second world war, leaders vowed to build back better. Now, as bullies dominate the world stage, we risk losing the lessons learned
✍️ Anthony Seldon
https://bit.ly/4nJFXDS
The " #finance industry " is fundamentally morally #bankrupt.
Betting for / against entire nations of people, even if that is the location one resides. That is what #forex ultimately is.
Betting for / against entire nations of people, even if that is the location one resides. That is what #forex ultimately is.
Goldman Sachs upgrades India back to 'overweight'; sees Nifty rising 14% by 2026-end reut.rs/442XtMe
Goldman Sachs upgrades India back to 'overweight'; sees Nifty rising 14% by 2026-end
Goldman Sachs upgraded India to "overweight" from "neutral", reversing its October 2024 downgrade, citing strengthening earnings momentum and policy tailwinds supporting growth.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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It has to be said: whale sharks aren’t your typical shark. https://bit.ly/42RQsh0
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It has to be said: whale sharks aren’t your typical shark. https://bit.ly/42RQsh0
November 9, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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That that is opposite to the "blue pencil doctrine", an idea whose justification I've been totally unable to understand, solidifies my understanding our laws should be a pseudo "laws of physics" - but for sentient morality. And importantly, they should never coerce.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_pe...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_pe...
Blue pencil doctrine - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
That that is opposite to the "blue pencil doctrine", an idea whose justification I've been totally unable to understand, solidifies my understanding our laws should be a pseudo "laws of physics" - but for sentient morality. And importantly, they should never coerce.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_pe...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_pe...
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Apparently I missed the memo that to oppose brainrotted middle school insult politics, it is best to emulate and therefore legitimize and amplify
Who decided the trump kids girlfriends ex is a masterful political operative?
time.com/4774687/merr...
Who decided the trump kids girlfriends ex is a masterful political operative?
time.com/4774687/merr...
time.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Apparently I missed the memo that to oppose brainrotted middle school insult politics, it is best to emulate and therefore legitimize and amplify
Who decided the trump kids girlfriends ex is a masterful political operative?
time.com/4774687/merr...
Who decided the trump kids girlfriends ex is a masterful political operative?
time.com/4774687/merr...
A rare common sense explanation why the vague unfulfilling answers regarding the why of crime that make our brains itch & lead to imaginative conspiracies is the correct approach
It's to protect victims & society
#TrueCrime #Criminology #Terrorism
It's to protect victims & society
#TrueCrime #Criminology #Terrorism
‘They’re not wolves – they’re sheep’: the psychiatrist who spent decades meeting and studying lone-actor mass killers
‘They’re not wolves – they’re sheep’: the psychiatrist who spent decades meeting and studying lone-actor mass killers
Paul E Mullen has had a front-row seat to the men behind some of the worst public massacres. He says it’s possible to ‘disrupt the script’ for future violence
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
A rare common sense explanation why the vague unfulfilling answers regarding the why of crime that make our brains itch & lead to imaginative conspiracies is the correct approach
It's to protect victims & society
#TrueCrime #Criminology #Terrorism
It's to protect victims & society
#TrueCrime #Criminology #Terrorism
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New Study Reveals Persistent Illegal Trade in Protected Sharks with Calls to Strengthen World’s Wildlife-Trade Treaty to Prevent Extinctions.
@wcs.org
@fiu.bsky.social
🎥: Byron Dilkes
🎥: Open Planet Studios | Silverback Films
@wcs.org
@fiu.bsky.social
🎥: Byron Dilkes
🎥: Open Planet Studios | Silverback Films
November 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
New Study Reveals Persistent Illegal Trade in Protected Sharks with Calls to Strengthen World’s Wildlife-Trade Treaty to Prevent Extinctions.
@wcs.org
@fiu.bsky.social
🎥: Byron Dilkes
🎥: Open Planet Studios | Silverback Films
@wcs.org
@fiu.bsky.social
🎥: Byron Dilkes
🎥: Open Planet Studios | Silverback Films
There's many examples of propaganda / marketing / jawboning using the trope of the "target" that is simultaneously embarrassingly weak yet unbeatable
But rather than clever thinking, they've only catch-22'ed themselves into guaranteed guilt or failure
(Thinking in terms beyond "AI" and "markets")
But rather than clever thinking, they've only catch-22'ed themselves into guaranteed guilt or failure
(Thinking in terms beyond "AI" and "markets")
From Breakingviews - Breakingviews - Stock market frenzy is a louder echo of the 1990s reut.rs/3XkNQVm
Breakingviews - Stock market frenzy is a louder echo of the 1990s
The tech analyst Fred Hickey developed a cult following during the excesses of the dotcom era. The current craze has similar features. Yet while internet hype was fuelled by revolutionary technology, the AI stocks which make up 47% of the S&P 500 Index have flimsier foundations.
reut.rs
November 8, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There's many examples of propaganda / marketing / jawboning using the trope of the "target" that is simultaneously embarrassingly weak yet unbeatable
But rather than clever thinking, they've only catch-22'ed themselves into guaranteed guilt or failure
(Thinking in terms beyond "AI" and "markets")
But rather than clever thinking, they've only catch-22'ed themselves into guaranteed guilt or failure
(Thinking in terms beyond "AI" and "markets")
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In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream reut.rs/3LO6yCi
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream
A Reuters examination details how rightist influencers and Trump officials have formed a powerful alliance, working together to target perceived adversaries, amplify false claims and reshape the media landscape. The shift comes as a growing number of social platforms and traditional outlets accommodate Trump.
reut.rs
November 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
In Trump 2.0, MAGA-aligned influencers and media emerge as the new mainstream reut.rs/3LO6yCi
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Imagination is resistance, @ruha9.bsky.social reminds us that, " we need to reject the gospel that says technology is inevitable, that the train has left the station... In an error of automated bullshit, it’s time to become bullshit detectors,"
#MozFest
#MozFest
November 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Imagination is resistance, @ruha9.bsky.social reminds us that, " we need to reject the gospel that says technology is inevitable, that the train has left the station... In an error of automated bullshit, it’s time to become bullshit detectors,"
#MozFest
#MozFest
Kill it with fire
Spotify is launching a weekly mini ‘Wrapped’
Spotify is launching a weekly mini ‘Wrapped’
The new listening stats feature provides a recent snapshot of your favorite songs and artists.
buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Kill it with fire
There's another much more complicated to explain but also much more interesting thought process I need to explain related to this
I might actually do it. Maybe. Maybe not.
I might actually do it. Maybe. Maybe not.
The age of financially incentivized inoffensive ambiguous indirect garbage meaningless useless language is over, and the time for pointy shit is nigh
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/k...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/k...
November 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
There's another much more complicated to explain but also much more interesting thought process I need to explain related to this
I might actually do it. Maybe. Maybe not.
I might actually do it. Maybe. Maybe not.
Does your brain not have a file system that works like this?
(this = semantics, keywords, digital notes disguised as posts)
I still am not 100% sure
The line between opposing extreme descriptions of neurological (& therefore behavioral) functioning is less defined than one would assume
(this = semantics, keywords, digital notes disguised as posts)
I still am not 100% sure
The line between opposing extreme descriptions of neurological (& therefore behavioral) functioning is less defined than one would assume
No I can not post like a normal person
Once I can't easily parse all my posts I'll probably post more, maybe
I have a wide range of interests but have learned (the hard way, and still learning) saying less is more
My contradictory paradoxical ethos in song form:
music.youtube.com/watch?v=qvW6...
Once I can't easily parse all my posts I'll probably post more, maybe
I have a wide range of interests but have learned (the hard way, and still learning) saying less is more
My contradictory paradoxical ethos in song form:
music.youtube.com/watch?v=qvW6...
Fuck Authority
YouTube video by Pennywise - Topic
music.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Does your brain not have a file system that works like this?
(this = semantics, keywords, digital notes disguised as posts)
I still am not 100% sure
The line between opposing extreme descriptions of neurological (& therefore behavioral) functioning is less defined than one would assume
(this = semantics, keywords, digital notes disguised as posts)
I still am not 100% sure
The line between opposing extreme descriptions of neurological (& therefore behavioral) functioning is less defined than one would assume
I disagree fundamentally w/ the premise or some details in one or more of the following links but find the ideas interesting & worth contemplating regardless
I had part of a post typed previously, but it is what it is
Had something related to identification & light
What that means, you figure out
I had part of a post typed previously, but it is what it is
Had something related to identification & light
What that means, you figure out
“The jumping spider”. (1914) by David Fairchild, Marian Fairchild, from Book of Monsters.
Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5578a992-0b59-4b76-8250-dd04f94caa93
#insects #spiders #macrophotography #art #publicdomain
Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library
https://pdimagearchive.org/images/5578a992-0b59-4b76-8250-dd04f94caa93
#insects #spiders #macrophotography #art #publicdomain
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
I disagree fundamentally w/ the premise or some details in one or more of the following links but find the ideas interesting & worth contemplating regardless
I had part of a post typed previously, but it is what it is
Had something related to identification & light
What that means, you figure out
I had part of a post typed previously, but it is what it is
Had something related to identification & light
What that means, you figure out